Collection: Penn State Dickinson Law records (2024)

Collection ID

05472

Catalog record

8270057

ARK

ark:/42409/fa8704x

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https://arks.libraries.psu.edu/ark:/42409/fa8704x

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Summary

Abstract

This collection includes correspondence, reports, and other documents related to administration and finance.

Dates

Creation: 1803-2014

Extent

286.29 Linear Feet (275 containers)

Background

Biographical / Historical

Penn State Law is Penn State’s law school on its University Park campus in State College, Pennsylvania.

Penn State Law traces its roots to the founding of The Dickinson School of Law in 1834. The Dickinson School of Law merged with Penn State in 2000 and The Penn State Dickinson School of Law began admitting students on the University Park campus in fall of 2006. The law school moved into the state-of-the-art Lewis Katz Building in 2009.

Until 2014, what is now Penn State Law was part of the one-school, dual-campus Penn State Dickinson School of Law. In the summer of 2014, the American Bar Association approved Penn State’s request to separate the dual-campus school into two law schools: Penn State Law in University Park and Dickinson Law in Carlisle, Pennsylvania. The first students of Penn State Law enrolled in University Park in fall 2015 and the last students to attend the dual-campus Penn State Dickinson School of Law graduated in May 2017.

Scope and Contents

The collection consists of faculty papers, correspondence, reports, publications and documents related to the administration, finance and organization of the school.

Physical Location

For current information on the location of these materials, please consult the Penn State University Libraries catalog via the link above. Archival collections may be housed in offsite storage. For materials stored offsite, please allow 2-3 business days for retrieval.

Physical Description

You will notice that there are gaps in the box numbers in the inventory; this is due to the boxes never existing and the assigned locations never used.

Processing Information

Processed by Special Collections staff.

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Repository Details

Part of the Eberly Family Special Collections Library Repository

https://libraries.psu.edu/specialcollections

Contact:
104 Paterno Library
Penn State University
University Park 16802 USA
(814) 865-1793

spcollections@psu.edu

Conditions Governing Access

This collection contains university records which are restricted for a period of 20 years from the date of their creation, in accordance with University Policies AD35 and AD95. This collection contains student records that are subject to the federal Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA). In accordance with FERPA, all student records are restricted for a period of 75 years from the date of their creation. This collection contains university records which are subject to Pennsylvania State University’s Retention Schedule. In accordance with University Policies AD35 and AD95, all university personnel records are restricted for 72 years or until the death of the individual.

Conditions Governing Use

Photocopies of original materials may be made available for research purposes at the discretion of the Eberly Family Special Collections Library. Photocopies or reproductions of original materials may be subject to fees as outlined by the Pennsylvania State University Libraries reproduction policies. Copyright is retained by the creators of items in these papers, or their descendants, as stipulated by United States copyright law. Patrons seeking advice on the availability of unpublished materials for publication should consult relevant copyright law and laws of libel.

Preferred Citation

[Identification of item], Penn State Dickinson Law records, 05472, Eberly Family Special Collections Library, Pennsylvania State University.

Title: Guide to the Penn State Dickinson Law records
Status: Published
Author: Prepared by Special Collections Library faculty/staff.
Date: 2012
Description rules: Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description: English
Script of description: Latin

Revision Statements

4/1/14; 7/18/19: RD - Updated Inventory
2021: As part of bulk updates, Benjamin Mitchell updated standardized notes to current standard

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